Hamilton Wise has spent years doing work that most Rangers fans never had reason to notice. Now the organization is making it harder to overlook him.
According to Francys Romero, who covers international baseball, Texas has promoted Wise to vice president of amateur, domestic and international scouting. Romero cited sources familiar with the hire. The Rangers have not made a formal announcement, and when they do release front office moves, they typically bundle them together.
The message behind the promotion is pretty clear. Romero also reported that other teams have been trying to poach Wise and other Rangers scouts, so this is Texas showing exactly how much it values him - and how determined it is to keep him.
Wise has been with the Rangers since 2016, and most of his work has come on the international side. Before this promotion, he oversaw international scouting, international player development and the franchise’s academy in the Dominican Republic.
That footprint matters because Wise and the scouts under him have helped shape the wave of international talent moving through the Rangers’ system. Shortstop Sebastian Walcott, signed in 2023, is part of that group.
So are several other MLB Pipeline Top 30 prospects from Latin America: infielder Yolfran Castillo, third baseman Elian Rosario, outfielder Hector Osorio, pitcher David Davalillo, pitcher Winston Santos, infielder Daniel Rodriguez, infielder Marco Argudin, pitcher Jose Corniell, pitcher Emiliano Teodo, pitcher Leandro Lopez, infielder Elkory Rodriguez and outfielder Paulino Santana.
Another international prospect, two-way player Seong-Jun Kim from South Korea, came through the system as well, though he was scouted more heavily by the Rangers’ Pacific Rim group.
In most organizations, scouting is split into three separate lanes: domestic/amateur, international and professional. It’s unusual for one executive to have real authority across two of them, plus player development. Wise’s rise suggests the Rangers believe his reach and results deserve that kind of responsibility.
There’s also a familiar thread here for Texas. General manager Ross Fenstermaker once served as the team’s senior director for pro and international scouting, so this kind of cross-division influence is not new inside the organization.
What Wise’s place on the 2027 organizational chart will look like is still uncertain. Right now, he becomes the fourth person on the baseball personnel side with a vice president title. Josh Boyd and Cole Figueroa are assistant general managers, while Napoleon Pichardo is vice president of performance.
Before the promotion, Wise was listed in the Rangers media guide as one of five senior directors, with three of those roles carrying direct scouting titles. One of them is Kip Fagg, who has served as the Rangers’ senior director of amateur scouting for more than a decade and is often Chris Young’s key partner during the MLB draft.
Moving Wise up to vice president likely places him ahead of Fagg on the org chart and brings him closer to Boyd, who oversees player personnel in the amateur, professional and Pacific Rim scouting departments.
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